1968 Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions
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| 1968 British Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–21 November |
| Edition | 1st |
| Draw | 16S / 8D |
| Prize money | £20,000 |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Wembley Pool Arena |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Ken Rosewall | |
| Men's doubles | |
| John Newcombe / Tony Roche | |
The 1968 Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions was a men's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the first edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Wembley Pool Arena in London, England and ran from 15 November through 21 November 1968.
The singles event and the accompanying £5,000 first prize was won by Ken Rosewall.[1][2]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source] Ken Rosewall defeated John Newcombe 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Doubles
[edit | edit source] John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated United States Pancho Gonzales / Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 9–7
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Draws
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rod Laver
| 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson
| 6 | 9 | Roy Emerson
| 3 | r. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Stolle
| 10 | 6 | Fred Stolle
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Butch Buchholz | 8 | 3 | Fred Stolle
| 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe
| 10 | 7 | John Newcombe
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United States Marty Riessen | 8 | 5 | John Newcombe
| 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Dennis Ralston | 3 | 6 | 6 | United States Dennis Ralston | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Roger Taylor | 6 | 3 | 4 | John Newcombe
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain Andrés Gimeno | 3 | 6 | 6 | Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| France Pierre Barthès | 6 | 1 | 4 | Spain Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Roche
| 8 | 6 | Tony Roche
| 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa Ray Moore | 6 | 0 | Spain Andrés Gimeno | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Pancho Gonzales | 8 | 9 | 3 | Ken Rosewall
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki Pilić | 6 | 11 | 6 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki Pilić | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 5 | Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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